question!

SNmustang95 · January 28th, 2011, 12:40 PM

How in the world does my harmonic balancer break?!

johnGT · January 28th, 2011, 12:45 PM

If you hit something going down the road and it smacks it at 60mph. Also, its usually the seal or the bolt holding the balancer on that goes bad.

SNmustang95 · January 28th, 2011, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by johnGT

If you hit something going down the road and it smacks it at 60mph. Also, its usually the seal or the bolt holding the balancer on that goes bad.

hrmm. weird. i was just driving the other day and the engine just went bezerk. Me and my dad had no clue to what it was, seeing as though EVERYTHING but the shaking of the engine was fine.

johnGT · January 28th, 2011, 12:49 PM

Yea. Its really hard to actually "break" a harmonic balancer. It gets bent in most cases.

SNmustang95 · January 28th, 2011, 12:50 PM

Mines shattered

how it happened

Mustang Boy · January 28th, 2011, 01:41 PM

is it shattered? or did the rubber on it break, ive seen it several times where the rubber on it let go and the pulley part separated causing the belt to jump off.

SNmustang95 · January 28th, 2011, 04:16 PM

It's shattered I believe.

Mustang Boy · January 28th, 2011, 06:45 PM

can you post some pictures? id love to see the carnage and get an idea of what may have actually happened

SNmustang95 · January 28th, 2011, 06:54 PM

I will tomorrow. That's when were fixing it.

AdderMk2 · January 28th, 2011, 10:51 PM

the rubber goes bad, that holds the outer ring n place. if yours came apart, then the ring hit something b/c it was wobbling... i can see the possibility of it breaking

SNmustang95 · January 29th, 2011, 02:25 PM

The back of it broke. I'm having trouble getting the bolt off of it. i dont have a pulley remover. i heard you dont need one though?

but the new one i got doesnt even look like the one that broke.

AdderMk2 · January 29th, 2011, 02:49 PM

pics would be great bro

SNmustang95 · January 29th, 2011, 03:05 PM

I will, my iphone doesnt take good pictures in dark scenery though.

johnGT · January 29th, 2011, 03:17 PM

Originally Posted by SNmustang95

The back of it broke. I'm having trouble getting the bolt off of it. i dont have a pulley remover. i heard you dont need one though? but the new one i got doesnt even look like the one that broke.

A long breaker bar works nicely.

Did you get an OEM replacement?
28oz? 50oz?

SNmustang95 · January 29th, 2011, 03:23 PM

those are the best i could get.

Edit:

the 50oz? its pretty heavy.

johnGT · January 29th, 2011, 04:04 PM

I can't even tell where its "broken"

.

I got a 50oz on my car when mine went out. I don't really know the difference between them besides weight. Can anyone shine some light on my ignorance?

Mustang Boy · January 29th, 2011, 04:31 PM

it looks like the rubber on it went out and cause the pulled to come off.

AdderMk2 · January 29th, 2011, 11:46 PM

ok, so it isnt shattered, like you posted. It merely failed in the most normal of fashions... the rubber ring delaminated, and the outer section came apart... We have come to know this is the NORMAL failure of this part. unbolt the pulley, its held on by 4 bolts. then start working on the crank bolt. its 15/16"

SNmustang95 · January 30th, 2011, 01:08 AM

They told me it shattered... Just telling you when they told me.

We got it off but apparently this had happened before, seeing as though the threading is fucked up. Does anyone know the size of the bolt so I know what size of tap and die kit to buy?

johnGT · January 30th, 2011, 01:43 AM

Everything I have found are between 2 inches and 2.05 inches long. I'm sure the 2 inch will work fine.

The thread size is 5/8" -18. (18 is the thread count size. VERY important.)

I had to put a new bolt on my old camaro for its harmonic balancer just recently. Just go to Home Depot and go to the bolt isle. They have a whole WALL of different sizes.

Just look for:

2" x 5/8" - 18

January 28th, 2011, 12:45 PM	#2
johnGT Regular 1995 Mustang GT vert Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: GA Posts: 499 iTrader: 0 reviews	If you hit something going down the road and it smacks it at 60mph. Also, its usually the seal or the bolt holding the balancer on that goes bad. __________________ 1995 Mustang GT vert: STOCK, AODE (B&M shift kit), 2.73 gears, red leather, 410,000~ miles. 2007 Mustang GT: 4.6, 5-speed, 3.55 gears, black on black. (dads car) 1975 Camaro LT: 305ci, TH-350, weiand intake, 600cfm carb, 3.42 gears.

January 28th, 2011, 12:49 PM	#4
johnGT Regular 1995 Mustang GT vert Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: GA Posts: 499 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yea. Its really hard to actually "break" a harmonic balancer. It gets bent in most cases. __________________ 1995 Mustang GT vert: STOCK, AODE (B&M shift kit), 2.73 gears, red leather, 410,000~ miles. 2007 Mustang GT: 4.6, 5-speed, 3.55 gears, black on black. (dads car) 1975 Camaro LT: 305ci, TH-350, weiand intake, 600cfm carb, 3.42 gears.

January 28th, 2011, 01:41 PM	#6
Mustang Boy Hardcore Enthusiast 1994 Mustang GT 14.582@92.58MPH Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: tampa florida Posts: 1,729 iTrader: 1 reviews	is it shattered? or did the rubber on it break, ive seen it several times where the rubber on it let go and the pulley part separated causing the belt to jump off. __________________ 315's Crew Black and White Crew Crew Member #2

January 28th, 2011, 06:45 PM	#8
Mustang Boy Hardcore Enthusiast 1994 Mustang GT 14.582@92.58MPH Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: tampa florida Posts: 1,729 iTrader: 1 reviews	can you post some pictures? id love to see the carnage and get an idea of what may have actually happened __________________ 315's Crew Black and White Crew Crew Member #2

January 28th, 2011, 10:51 PM	#10
AdderMk2 Banned Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: al-Ahhmadi, Kuwait Posts: 991 iTrader: 0 reviews	the rubber goes bad, that holds the outer ring n place. if yours came apart, then the ring hit something b/c it was wobbling... i can see the possibility of it breaking __________________ [URL="http://providence.craigslist.org/cto/2148862880.html"]1994 Cobra For Sale[/URL] [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] [QUOTE=Timm10221]Its only a 10 inch Tach that sits right in the center of the dash with LED lights and a Spinner bezel that has dimonds and gold plating.. And when you hit 4500 plus is sounds off (AAHHH SHITT) :cool:[/QUOTE]

January 29th, 2011, 02:49 PM	#12
AdderMk2 Banned Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: al-Ahhmadi, Kuwait Posts: 991 iTrader: 0 reviews	pics would be great bro __________________ [URL="http://providence.craigslist.org/cto/2148862880.html"]1994 Cobra For Sale[/URL] [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] [QUOTE=Timm10221]Its only a 10 inch Tach that sits right in the center of the dash with LED lights and a Spinner bezel that has dimonds and gold plating.. And when you hit 4500 plus is sounds off (AAHHH SHITT) :cool:[/QUOTE]

January 29th, 2011, 04:04 PM	#16
johnGT Regular 1995 Mustang GT vert Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: GA Posts: 499 iTrader: 0 reviews	I can't even tell where its "broken" . I got a 50oz on my car when mine went out. I don't really know the difference between them besides weight. Can anyone shine some light on my ignorance? __________________ 1995 Mustang GT vert: STOCK, AODE (B&M shift kit), 2.73 gears, red leather, 410,000~ miles. 2007 Mustang GT: 4.6, 5-speed, 3.55 gears, black on black. (dads car) 1975 Camaro LT: 305ci, TH-350, weiand intake, 600cfm carb, 3.42 gears.

January 29th, 2011, 04:31 PM	#17
Mustang Boy Hardcore Enthusiast 1994 Mustang GT 14.582@92.58MPH Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: tampa florida Posts: 1,729 iTrader: 1 reviews	it looks like the rubber on it went out and cause the pulled to come off. __________________ 315's Crew Black and White Crew Crew Member #2

January 29th, 2011, 11:46 PM	#18
AdderMk2 Banned Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: al-Ahhmadi, Kuwait Posts: 991 iTrader: 0 reviews	ok, so it isnt shattered, like you posted. It merely failed in the most normal of fashions... the rubber ring delaminated, and the outer section came apart... We have come to know this is the NORMAL failure of this part. unbolt the pulley, its held on by 4 bolts. then start working on the crank bolt. its 15/16" __________________ [URL="http://providence.craigslist.org/cto/2148862880.html"]1994 Cobra For Sale[/URL] [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] [QUOTE=Timm10221]Its only a 10 inch Tach that sits right in the center of the dash with LED lights and a Spinner bezel that has dimonds and gold plating.. And when you hit 4500 plus is sounds off (AAHHH SHITT) :cool:[/QUOTE]

January 30th, 2011, 01:43 AM	#20
johnGT Regular 1995 Mustang GT vert Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: GA Posts: 499 iTrader: 0 reviews	Everything I have found are between 2 inches and 2.05 inches long. I'm sure the 2 inch will work fine. The thread size is 5/8" -18. (18 is the thread count size. VERY important.) I had to put a new bolt on my old camaro for its harmonic balancer just recently. Just go to Home Depot and go to the bolt isle. They have a whole WALL of different sizes. Just look for: 2" x 5/8" - 18 __________________ 1995 Mustang GT vert: STOCK, AODE (B&M shift kit), 2.73 gears, red leather, 410,000~ miles. 2007 Mustang GT: 4.6, 5-speed, 3.55 gears, black on black. (dads car) 1975 Camaro LT: 305ci, TH-350, weiand intake, 600cfm carb, 3.42 gears.

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